Old Time Radio Featuring Orson Welles
Today marks the 71st anniversary of the infamous War Of The Worlds broadcast. It’s only fitting we hear it again today. From the Mercury Theater On The Air, it first aired October 30, 1938.
For more information on this broadcast, and the panic it allegedly created, here are some links:
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On the show today it’s another great episode from The Mercury Theater On The Air. From July 18, 1938 we’ll hear Treasure Island.
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This week we hear again from The Mercury Theater On The Air. The story, The Man Who Was Thursday, was adapted from the novel by G.K. Chesterton, who Welles admired. The radio show first aired September 5, 1938.
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It’s back to The Mercury Theater On The Air this week! Listen to Orson Welles as Phileas Fogg in this radio version of the Jules Verne classic Around The World In 80 Days. This episode, which preceded War Of The Worlds, first aired October 23, 1938.
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